// Pro Bowl

With just one game left in the regular season, it’s been a busy week for the New England Patriots. Here’s a roundup of some of the news out of Foxborough as Bill Belichick and company try to clinch a first round bye in the playoffs, including injury updates, roster changes, Pro Bowl selections, and highlight reel-worthy […]

Now that it’s finally clear the Mayans didn’t bring about the end of the world, SoB can get down to business making some predictions for the new year. What sort of predictions, you ask? Fearless ones. Bold ones. Zero regard for possible Patriots playoff jinxes. Projected presidential candidates running on the Papa John’s platform. Celtics […]

Wes Welker and Matt Light have been selected to the Pro Bowl, giving the Patriots eight players overall in the NFL’s version of the All-Star Game. The new additions join rookie Devin McCourty, Jerod Mayo, Vince Wilfork, Logan Mankins, Tom Brady, and Brandon Meriweather on the AFC roster. Of course, if the Patriots make it to […]

The NFL announced the 2011 Pro Bowl rosters Tuesday, and the Patriots lead the way for the AFC with six selections (the Falcons lead the NFC with seven). Starting for the Patriots will be quarterback Tom Brady, guard Logan Mankins and interior lineman Vince Wilfork. Patriot backups will be inside/middle linebacker Jerod Mayo, cornerback Devin […]

To nobody’s surprise the offenses lit up the scoreboard in the 2010 Pro Bowl as the American Football Conference edged the National Football Conference, 41-34. It was a typical Pro Bowl. There were no hard hits, with the exception of San Diego wideout Vincent Jackson’s crack-back block on Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews. Most of […]

For those of you who haven’t been following along, the Pro Bowl was a high scoring, back and forth contest for the ages. It was a huge shootout the ended with the AFC on top, 41-34, to tie the overall series at 20-20. Brian is currently leading the SoB Pick ‘Em game by one, but the Super Bowl […]

The Colts and Saints will meet in the Super Bowl in Miami, but first, we have some Pro Bowl business to attend to. The Pro Bowl will be Round 4 of SoB’s NFL Playoff Pick ‘Em, and the roster moves provide plenty to think of. With Super Bowl players forbidden from playing in the Pro […]

Peter King, you got this one wrong. I love reading your Monday Morning Quarterback column on SI and, for the most part, you are right on, however on this one, I have to disagree with you. Allow me to recall the Dec. 8 edition of MMQB (page 6). In it, King writes: I think the NFL has […]

Patriots WR Wes Welker and K Stephen Gostkowski were named to their first Pro Bowl Tuesday. Welker will be a reserve behind Broncos WR Brandon Marshall and Texans WR Andre Johnson, and Gostkowski is the AFC’s only kicker on the roster. Welker currently has 102 receptions (2nd in the NFL) for 1,071 yards and two […]